They aren't perfect. I used to use those programs with an iPod touch. The delays and fooling around like "oh, call me at ### and text me at ###!" just made it not worth it. Imagine you're in the heat of an animated discussion with your girlfriend... Do you want to have any issues with the PHONE complicating things? It feels kinda cheap telling people a random texting number, too. And when you meet new people, you give them one number, and they text you there. That's just how it works. One number.

I really, really like saving money. I am a free app maniac.

Texting, the "biggest rip off in America", is something that I pay for, and I have a 5GB data plan